- Hi readers.

Welcome to Read, Write, Roar.

Today, we're going to be learning all about the letter P. We're going to be reading a non-fiction book all about precipitation, and we'll sort off the different types of precipitation.

You're going to need something to write on like a piece of paper or a notebook, and something to write with like a pencil or a marker.

So go gather your tools and then we'll start learning.

- [Narrator] This program is made possible in part by the Michigan Department of Education, the State of Michigan and the W.K.

Kellogg Foundation.

Additional support by... and by viewers like you.

Thank you.

(bouncy music) (lion roars) (lion roars) (gentle upbeat music) - Hi friends.

Are you ready to be letter heroes?

Because it's time to learn about our letter of the day.

Our letter today is the letter P. Can you say P?

Great.

This is an uppercase P. To make an uppercase P, you start at the top, big line down, jump back up and curve around.

Uppercase P. Let's practice writing it in the sky.

Hold your finger up.

Ready?

Big line down, jump back up and curve around.

Uppercase P. This is a lowercase P. Can you say lowercase P?

Awesome.

Let's practice making a lowercase P. This time we start in the middle, with a big line down, jump back up and curve around.

Lowercase P. Let's practice writing it in the sky.

Get your finger ready, letter heroes.

Here we go.

Line down, jump back up and curve around.

Lowercase P. Let's practice saying them.

Ready?

Uppercase P. Lowercase P. Now I'm going to mix them up.

Lowercase P. Uppercase P. One more time.

Uppercase P. Lowercase P. Great job, friends.

Now let's practice making P's sound.

The letter P makes the sound puh.

Can you make that sound?

Puh.

When I make that sound, my lips go like this, and I puff out air.

Put your hand in front of your face and see if you can feel the air when you make the puh sound.

Try it one more time.

Ready?

Puh.

That's the sound for P. Now let's look at some things that begin with the puh sound.

Are you ready?

The first thing that I have is popcorn.

Can you say popcorn?

Great.

Popcorn begins with the letter P. It starts with the puh sound.

Popcorn.

The next thing that I have is my pillow.

Pillow starts with P. Pillow.

Can you say pillow?

Great.

Now I have a plate.

Plate begins with puh.

That's right, the letter P. Plate.

The last thing I have is a really delicious food.

What do you think it is?

Did you guess pizza?

If you did, you were right.

Pizza starts with P. Let's say pizza.

Great job.

Pizza begins with puh, P. Now, friends.

It's time to search for the letter P in my sentence.

Let's read it.

"When it rains, I like playing in puddles."

Did you see the letter P anywhere?

Did you hear the puh sound?

Let's search for it using my magnifying glass.

Tell me when you see a letter P. I need your help.

"When it."

Have you seen a P yet?

No.

How about in the word "rains"?

Did you hear the puh sound?

Me either.

Not yet.

"I like."

There's no P in the word "like," How about this word, "playing"?

Did you see the letter P?

Did you hear the puh sound?

It's right there.

"Playing" begins with the letter P. Let's highlight the letter P with my pink marker.

Playing.

That is a lowercase P. Playing begins with P. Let's see if we can find another P.

"In."

There's no P in the word "in."

Our last word is "puddles."

Did you see a letter P?

You did?

Did you hear the puh sound?

Me too.

"Puddles" begins with the letter P. Let's highlight it with pink.

There is a lowercase P at the beginning of puddles.

Friends, how many lowercase Ps did we find in our sentence today?

Two.

Two lowercase Ps: playing and puddles.

Now it's time to practice writing the letter P. Do you have something to write on and something to write with?

Okay, let's start it.

I'm going to use my purple marker.

We'll start by making a capital P, or an uppercase P. To make an uppercase P, I start at the top, big line down, jump back up and curve around.

Watch me make an uppercase P. I'm going to start at the top, big line down, jump back up and curve around.

That's an uppercase P. Let's make some more.

Start at the top, big line down, jump back up and curve around.

Uppercase P. Let's try again.

Start at the top, big line down, jump back up and curve around.

Uppercase P. One last one.

Start at the top, big line down, jump back up and curve around.

Uppercase P. Now let's practice making some lowercase Ps.

To make a lowercase P, remember, we start in the middle, big line down, jump back up and curve around.

Watch me make a lowercase P. Big line down, jump back up, curve around.

That's a lowercase P. Let's make some more.

Big line down, jump back up and curve around.

Lowercase P. Let's try another one.

Big line down, jump back up, and curve it around.

Last one.

Start in the middle, big line down, jump back up and curve around.

That's a lowercase P. Great job helping me with uppercase P and lowercase P today.

You can practice making this letter at home.

You could use paper and pencil.

You could use markers, or I even practice making Ps with Play-Doh.

Have a great time today, letter heroes.

Thanks for helping me with our letter of the day.

(gentle upbeat music) Hi readers.

Today, we're going to be reading a book all about precipitation.

The question we're going to try to answer is what is precipitation?

Have you ever heard that word before?

Let's take a look at our book and see if we can find out what precipitation is.

The title of our book is "What Is Precipitation?"

and the author is Robin Johnson.

Remember, authors write the words.

Read with permission by Crabtree Publishing.

Take a close look at the cover.

See if you can find any clues to help us figure out what precipitation is.

What do you see?

Do you see an umbrella like the one I'm holding?

I think that's a clue.

Let's get started.

Our book is a non-fiction book.

Non-fiction means that we're going to learn some real, true information.

When I open up the book, I see the table of contents.

The table of contents tells us what can be found inside of the book and what page number it can be found on.

Let's get started.

Our first heading is "What Is Precipitation?"

Listen close, and we'll find out.

"Precipitation is water that falls from clouds, Water falls down to the earth as rain.

When it rains, you can splash in puddles with your rubber boots.

Water also falls to earth as snow.

It's fun to make snowman and ride in sleds when it snows.

Rain, snow, hail, and sleet are all types of precipitation."

Let's read the caption on this picture to see what it's about.

"What do you think?

Snow is solid precipitation.

How do you know that's not a solid?"

Solid means it's a solid form.

You could hold it and touch it, and it won't fall through your hands.

"Wet weather.

Precipitation is part of the weather.

Weather is what the air and sky are like each day.

Precipitation, clouds, wind, and temperature all make up the weather.

Weather changes from day to day and all over the seasons.

It can even change hour to hour."

Have you ever been outside when it suddenly started raining?

Me too.

Let's read this caption.

"Rain is liquid precipitation.

It flows and drips down your umbrella."

Our next heading tells us, "We need rain.

All living things need water to grow and stay alive.

Rain and snow give people and animals fresh water to drink.

Rain goes into the soil and gives plants the water they need to grow.

Precipitation also build the lakes and rivers around the world."

Do you see the deer eating the snow?

Under the picture, it says, "In winter, some animals eat snow when they cannot find water to drink.

Water from many rivers and lakes is taken by pipes for use in our home.

What do you think?

We use water to clean our bodies and wash our clothes.

What else do we need water for?"

That's right.

We drink water too.

Our next heading tells us, "Rain or Snow?"

"What do you think?

Why do we get rain in the spring and snow in the winter?"

Let's find out.

"The type of precipitation that falls from the clouds depends on the temperature of the air.

Temperature is how hot or cold something is.

When the air temperature is warm, water droplets fall from the clouds as rain.

Cold as ice.

When the air temperature is very cold, water droplets in the clouds freeze and form ice crystals.

Ice crystals are frozen drops of water.

Ice crystals fall from the clouds as snow.

When ice crystals freeze, they create snowflakes in all different types of shapes."

Have you ever looked at a snowflake up close?

They're beautiful.

Our next heading tells us, "Watch for Falling Ice!"

"Rain and snow are not the only forms of precipitation.

Hail, sleet and freezing rain are other forms of precipitation that happen when it's cold.

Freezing rain is rain that turns into ice when it touches the ground."

This caption tells us, "Freezing rain can cover trees, roads, cars, and homes with smooth, heavy ice.

"Sleet is rain that turns into ice pellets as it falls from the clouds.

Ice pellets are small, hard bits of ice that bounce when they hit the ground."

Look at this picture.

"Hail is hard chunks or balls of ice that form inside clouds.

Some chunks are as big as baseballs!

Hail can cause a lot of damage when it lands on buildings and cars."

"When it rains, it pours!"

This caption tells us, "Floods can damage or wash away trees, roads, cars, and even houses.

Sometimes a lack of precipitation falls in a short period of time.

When too much rain falls, there may be floods.

Floods can happen when rivers or lakes get too full and the water flows out over land that is usually dry.

Floods can happen quickly, so it's best to stay away from rivers or lakes during heavy rainfalls."

"Snowed in!

When a lot of snow falls in a short time, it's called a snow storm.

Snow storms can bury roads, sidewalks, and cars under thick layers of snow.

The snow makes it hard for people to get from place to place.

Heavy snow can also damage buildings and trees."

Have you ever been in a snow storm before?

That's when we get a lot of snow in Michigan.

Our next heading tells us about studying the sky.

Meteorologists are scientists that study and measure weather.

They use different tools to collect weather data or information.

They use this information to predict the weather that is coming.

Meteorologists warn people when there is heavy rain or big snow storms on the way."

Predict means to tell something before it happens.

"Meteorologists use weather satellite and other tools to predict rain and snow.

Satellites are objects that take pictures of the air and clouds from space."

Our next page tells us about weather patterns.

"Meteorologists measure and record the amount of precipitation that falls in a set period of time.

They study this data and look for weather patterns.

A pattern is something that repeats over time.

By studying weather patterns, meteorologists can use weather that happened in the past to help predict the weather in the future."

Let's read the caption above these flowers.

"Have you ever heard people say that April showers brings May flowers?

In some places, rain and spring is a pattern that repeats each year."

Friends, that was a lot of fun reading all about precipitation.

Thanks for listening and reading along today.

(gentle upbeat music) Friends, we learned many new vocabulary words in our story today.

Now it's time to learn more about three of those words.

Our first vocabulary word today is the word temperature.

Can you say temperature?

Great.

Temperature tells us how hot or cold something is.

We use a thermometer to help us tell the temperature.

Temperature.

Now let's do a movement to help us remember temperature.

Our movement for temperature is hot and then cold.

Can you do the movement with me?

Hot and cold.

Temperature.

Let's clap the syllables in the word temperature.

Ready?

Tem-per-a-ture.

(Mrs. Pung claps rhythmically) How many syllables did you hear in the word temperature?

Four.

There are four syllables in the word temperature.

Let's see what our book said about the word temperature.

In our book, it tells us, "Temperature is how hot or cold something is.

When the air temperature is warm, water droplets fall from the clouds as rain."

Temperature.

Our next word is the word flood.

Can you say flood?

Great.

Flood is when water rises and flows onto land that is normally dry.

Flood.

Our movement for the word flood is water rising and flowing on land.

Can you do the movement with me?

Ready?

Water rising and flowing and land.

Flood.

Let's clap the syllables in the word flood.

Get your hands ready.

Flood.

(Mrs. Pung claps once) How many syllables did you hear in the word flood?

Just one.

One syllable in the word flood.

Let's see what our books say about the word flood.

In our book it says, "Sometimes a lot of precipitation falls in a short period of time.

When too much rain falls, there may be floods.

Floods can happen when rivers or lakes get too full and the water flows out on the land that is usually dry."

Flood.

Let's see our last word.

Our last word today is the word predict.

Can you say predict?

Great.

Predict means to tell something before it happens.

Predict.

Our movement for the word predict is to think and tell.

Can you do the movement with me?

Think and tell.

To think about something and tell it before it happens.

That's predict.

Now help me clap the syllables in the word predict.

Get ready.

Pre-dict.

(Mrs. Pung claps twice) How many syllables did you hear?

Two.

There are two syllables in the word predict.

Now let's see what our book said about the word predict.

In our book it says, "By studying weather patterns, meteorologists can use weather that happened in the past to help predict weather in the future."

Predict.

Great job helping me with our new vocabulary words today.

Let's say them each one more time.

Temperature.

Let's do the movement.

Hot and cold.

Temperature.

Flood.

Water rising and flowing on land.

Do the movement with me.

Water rising and flowing on land.

And the last word was predict, to tell something before it happens.

Let's do the movement.

To think and tell.

Predict.

Try to use our new vocabulary words with someone in your home today.

(gentle upbeat music) Friends, our question today was, "What is precipitation?"

We read a non-fiction book and we learned all about precipitation.

We learned that precipitation is water that falls from clouds.

We learned about different types of precipitation, too.

I'm going to need your help because we're going to draw the different types of precipitation.

Do you have something to write on and something to write with?

Great.

Let's get started.

The first type of precipitation comes in the form of a liquid and it falls down the sides of our umbrella.

Do you know what it is?

Did you say rain?

That's right.

Rain was the first type of precipitation that we learned about.

I'll show you how to draw some raindrops.

Start up at the top curve down around, and then close it back up like a teardrop.

Watch me draw just a few more.

We learned that rain can come in the spring, in the summer and in the fall.

Rain was the first type of precipitation.

The next type of precipitation came in the form of a solid.

This type of precipitation can be found when it's really cold outside.

Do you remember what it is?

Did you say snow?

If you did, you were right.

Let me show you how to draw some snowflakes.

Snow was the next type of precipitation.

To draw snowflakes, I start by making an X and then on each side I draw a V. We can make snowflakes by using straight lines.

And remember in our book it told us that snowflakes can come in all different shapes and sizes.

I'll draw just one more.

Do you like playing in the snow?

Have you ever built a snowman?

Great.

There's my snowflakes.

The next type of precipitation came in the form of hard, small ice pellets.

Do you remember what it was called?

That's right.

It was sleet.

Drawing sleet is really easy.

We're just going to draw small, tiny little circles under the cloud that says sleet.

Watch.

I'll show you how.

Just tiny little circles, little pebbles of ice.

Sleet looks different than rain.

The last type of precipitation we learned about came in the form of hard chunks of ice.

Do you remember?

It could be as big as a baseball.

What was that called?

Hail.

Great job.

Hail was the last type of precipitation.

To draw hail, we're going to make circles again, but this time we just make them a little bit bigger.

Watch and I'll show you how to draw some hail.

Close them up at the top.

That's what hail looks like.

Hail was the last type of precipitation.

Let's say them each one more time.

Ready?

Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all types of precipitation.

Great job today, readers and writers.

Thanks for helping me draw.

Don't forget to show your picture to someone in your home today.

(bouncy music) Friends, you did a great job learning all about the letter P today.

We read a book about precipitation and learned that precipitation is water that falls from clouds.

It can come in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

You did a great job learning.

I'm Mrs. Pung and I'll see you next time on Read, Write, Roar.

- [Narrator] This program is made possible in part by the Michigan Department of Education, the State of Michigan and the W.K.

Kellogg Foundation, additional support by... And by viewers like you.

Thank you.

(cheerful, bouncy music)